大家不要说我们拼错了单词哦,今天说的这个词不是百万富翁millionaire,而是一文不名的nillionaire。其实,英语单词玩起字母游戏来也挺有趣的。
Nillionaire refers to a person who has very little money. The term is a portmanteau of nil and millionaire, where the word nil means zero or nothing. (Source: Merriam-Webster Online)
Nillionaire指手里没什么钱的人,也就是“穷光蛋”。这个词是nil和millionaire(百万富翁)两个词混合而成的,nil的意思就是“零”、“无”。
For example:
I am sick of being a nillionaire.
我受够了当穷光蛋的日子。
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